The apps for bloggers and content creator on the go (ENG/FR)

April 8, 2019

The thing when you are a blogger or have social media accounts and really want to give it all, is that you often have to work from your phone. Whether it’s whilst commuting, during your lunch break, when you have five minutes, you need your phone to have every app you may need. I know that I always finish the editing touches of my Instagram posts in the bus/tram, I edit on my couch whilst watching something on my laptop often and check blog comments or read blogposts whenever I can. So having everything on my phone is life-saving.

Yes, it means I’m often multi-tasking but hey, it’s 2019, who doesn’t. It’s also a way for me to get a lot more done during the day and basically whenever I can and that’s always a good thing. Multi-hyphen girl right here (yes, I’ve been listening to a lot of « Ctrl Alt Dlt » by Emma Gannon recently, I’m obsessed).

The Editing apps

Snapseed

Snapseed is the app I use if I need to straighten a photo but it can do anything from changing the light, saturation, working on details or cropping it.

Lightroom

I mostly use lightroom to play with the lighting of a photo. I love that it as a « white » and « black » option that change the light differently in photos. I also play a bit with saturation, highlights, shadows and contrast.

VSCO

I mostly use VSCO for the filter. I play with it to make it fit the photo depending on how it already looks.

Unfold

Blogging must-haves

Buffer

Buffer is a scheduling app for publishing. It can do Instagram but I mostly do it to schedule promotion tweets. It’s so helpful, you can decide at which time on which day you decide to schedule a tweet so that you don’t have to think about it !

WordPress app

I mostly use the app version to check stats or read and answer to comments. I prefer the laptop version to work on a post, but if I need to make any small changes quickly, I’ll do it on my phone.

Bloglovin

I love Bloglovin. Having all my favorite blogs on one platform is so helpful ! It’s easier to catch up on the latest blogposts without forgetting about one. I also prefer the laptop version but when I’m on the go, it’s very handy.

The extras

Pinterest

Pinterest is the source of inspiration so having it on hand is great. I love feeding it but taking advantage of its promotion side is key. It’s a great tool to promote your Instagram posts and blogposts. I added the pinning option for all of my photos so that I can pin them but other people can too. It can bring traffic to your platforms so a little pinning sess in your commute can change everything.

Like to know it

This is a new one for me. I heard so much about this app, mostly in people’s Instagram captions but never ventured there. It’s actually so practical because you can get directly onto the item’s website page! You don’t have to wander a website to find this cool blouse or pair of jeans, you just have to click. Whenever I’m catching up on Instagram, if the creator is using liketoknow.it, I’ll go directly on the app to check out where the item or the outfit come from.